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The Independent Alliance has called for a budget that protects the vulnerable in our society

Grant proposed for grandparents who help with childcare

Members of the Independent Alliance are calling for the introduction of a self-assessed payment for grandparents who help out caring for their grandchildren while the child's parents work.

Budget 2019 • 01 Aug 18

The Government has been criticised for allowing vacancies to remain unfilled on the Court of Appeal

Senior judicial appointments agreed by Cabinet

The Cabinet has made four senior judicial appointments.

Politics • 06 Jun 18

Rickshaws are a popular form of transport in Dublin and a number of cities around the country

Rickshaw ban proposed over safety concerns

Transport Minister Shane Ross has proposed a ban on rickshaws to allay any risk they cause to public safety.

Dublin • 30 May 18

Shane Ross says Judicial Appointments bill is a very serious requirement of the Independent Alliance

Ross 'very optimistic' judicial bill will be passed

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross has said he is "very optimistic" that the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill will be through by the summer.

Politics • 25 Mar 18

Shane Ross said the grant application by Wesley College was independently scored by Department officials

Ross says he did not interfere in sports grant process

Minister Shane Ross has insisted he did not interfere in the process where a private, fee-paying school in his constituency was awarded a sports grant of €150,000.

Ireland • 22 Mar 18

Portuguese MMA fighter João Carvalho died in April 2016 after a bout in Dublin

Ross calls for MMA to introduce safety standards

Minister for Sport Shane Ross has called on Mixed Martial Arts chiefs in Ireland to introduce safety and governance standards.

Ireland • 09 Feb 18

Last week Iarnród Éireann launched a pilot scheme on DART services to improve accessibility for wheelchair users

Ross wants people with disability experience on boards

Minister for Transport Shane Ross has announced that the boards of public transport bodies must include at least one person with "raw, personal, experience of disability."

Ireland • 07 Feb 18

€300,000 in Government funding approved for OCI

The Government has announced the restoration of funding for 2017 to the Olympic Council of Ireland.

News • 14 Dec 17

Scheme will apply to those living in conflict zones such as Syria

Cabinet briefed on refugee family reunification plan

Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has briefed the Cabinet on a proposal to allow 530 refugees to apply to be reunited with family members who are already living in Ireland.

News • 14 Nov 17

Car owners who allow their vehicle to be driven by an unaccompanied learner driver could face a €2,000 fine or prison term

Criticism of delay over unaccompanied driver rules

A Cork man whose wife and daughter were killed in a road traffic collision has said he is bitterly disappointed that new rules concerning unaccompanied learner drivers have not yet come into force.

Ireland • 13 Oct 17

Stepaside Garda Station was one of 139 stations closed as part of cost-cutting measures

Report: Stepaside to reopen over population growth

An interim Garda report that went before the Cabinet last June recommended the re-opening of Stepaside Garda Station in Transport Minister Shane Ross' constituency.

News • 30 Sep 17

Ross releases OCI funding but €300k still held back

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross, has agreed to release the remaining 2016 funding to the Olympic Council of Ireland, however €300,000 funding for 2017 is still under discussion.

Ireland • 12 Sep 17

OCI board to consider legality of ticket deal done by its former President, Pat Hickey

OCI board to meet for first time since Moran report

The board of the Olympic Council of Ireland is meeting for the first time since the publication of the Moran report into alleged ticket touting at the 2016 games.

Ireland • 30 Aug 17

Minister Shane Ross appearing before the Oireachtas committee this morning

Ross may send Olympic ticketing report to ODCE

The Minister for Sport has said he may send the Moran report into alleged ticket touting at the 2016 Rio Olympic games to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement.

Moran report • 18 Aug 17

Shane Ross called on people who have opposed the bill to reconsider their position

Families of crash victims back Ross on drink driving

Families of victims of road traffic collisions have backed proposals by the Minister for Transport which would automatically ban anyone over the legal drink-driving limit.

Politics • 17 Jul 17

Shane Ross said he will have further news on the Moran report soon

Report into Rio Olympics 'imminent' - Ross

Minister for Transport Shane Ross has said the Moran report into the Rio Olympics in Brazil is imminent.

Politics • 12 Jul 17

Michael McGrath said that trust had been damaged by the Court of Appeal controversy

Govt can't afford any more clashes with FF - McGrath

Fianna Fáil's finance spokesman Michael McGrath has warned the Government that it cannot afford any more clashes with his party in the wake of the controversy surrounding the appointment of the former attorney general Máire Whelan to the Court of Appeal.

News • 25 Jun 17

Shane Ross said getting involved in transport disputes would have been exactly the wrong thing to do

Ross claims Government doing well after slow start

Minister for Transport Shane Ross has said that after its first year the Government is doing well, despite some early hiccups.

Politics • 05 May 17

Unofficial stoppage temporarily halted Iarnród Éireann, DART and Dublin Bus services on Friday

Intervention by WRC into bus dispute not ruled out

Sources close to the Bus Éireann dispute said that an intervention by the Workplace Relations Commission early this week has not been ruled out.

Ireland • 02 Apr 17

Bus Éireann says the delay is due to administrative staff being on strike

Rural school transport payments 'may be delayed'

Bus Éireann has written to private operators working under the School Transport Scheme to advise them that payments due tomorrow may be delayed.

Ireland • 30 Mar 17

Unions have warned of the 'mother of all strikes'

Ross defends handling of bus dispute as workers protest

Minister for Transport Shane Ross has defended his handling of the Bus Éireann dispute at a special meeting of an Oireachtas Transport Committee.

Bus Éireann • 29 Mar 17

Bus Éireann workers protest outside the station in Letterkenny, Donegal

Fears of wider disruption due to Bus Éireann protest

There are mounting fears of increased transport disruption tomorrow amid reports that staff at Dublin Bus and Iarnród Éireann may join a protest at Leinster House in support of Bus Éireann workers.

bus éireann • 05 Apr 17

Thousands of Bus Éireann passengers are facing a fourth day with no service because of strike action

Bus Éireann board 'gravely concerned' about losses

The board of Bus Éireann has said it is "gravely concerned" about losses the company is experiencing while strike action is being carried out by its staff.

Bus Éireann • 28 Mar 17

Bus Éireann unions are planning an all-out strike from next Monday

Ross rejects suggestions he should intervene in bus row

Minister for Transport Shane Ross has rejected suggestions that he should intervene directly in the Bus Éireann dispute.

News • 01 Mar 17

Shane Ross told the Public Appointments Service that he would prefer more people from the private sector to sit on its assessment panels

Ross agrees new State board appointments procedure

A new way of appointing people to State boards has been agreed at the Department of Transport.

News • 05 Feb 17